Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusGallinago (Typical Snipes)
- SpeciesGallinago delicata (Wilson's Snipe)
Closest Relatives at Gros Morne National Park
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Sanderling
Calidris alba
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Wilson's Snipe in Gros Morne National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Wilson's Snipe sighting in Gros Morne National Park, based on 196 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wilson's Snipe in Gros Morne National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Wilson's Snipe in Gros Morne National Park in our monthly data.